Господь
Russian
Alternative forms
- госпо́дь (gospódʹ)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gospodь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡɐˈspotʲ]
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): [ɣɐˈspotʲ]
Proper noun
Госпо́дь • (Gospódʹ) m anim (genitive Го́спода)
- the Lord, God
- Го́споди! (vocative) ― Góspodi! ― Good Lord!
- Не дай Госпо́дь! ― Ne daj Gospódʹ! ― God forbid!
- Госпо́дь его́ зна́ет! ― Gospódʹ jevó znájet! ― God only knows!; Who knows?
- Госпо́дь с тобо́й! ― Gospódʹ s tobój! ― Bless you!; also: Get outta here! (incredulity)
- Госпо́дь с ним! ― Gospódʹ s nim! ― Forget him!
Usage notes
- It's acceptable to pronounce the first letter "г (g)" as /ɣ/ or /ɦ/ in standard Russian for this word. The vocative case is more likely to be pronounced with /ɣ/ or /ɦ/.
Declension
Related terms
- господи́н (gospodín)
- госпо́дний (gospódnij)
- Го́споди (Góspodi)
See also
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Господь (Gospodĭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɦɔˈspɔdʲ]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Госпо́дь • (Hospódʹ) m pers (genitive Го́спода, uncountable)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Госпо́дь Hospódʹ |
| genitive | Го́спода Hóspoda |
| dative | Го́сподові, Го́споду, Господе́ві Hóspodovi, Hóspodu, Hospodévi |
| accusative | Го́спода Hóspoda |
| instrumental | Го́сподом Hóspodom |
| locative | Го́сподові, Го́споду, Го́споді, Господе́ві Hóspodovi, Hóspodu, Hóspodi, Hospodévi |
| vocative | Го́споди Hóspody |
See also
Further reading
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “Госпо́дь”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN